Bourton-on-the-Water     At 11:20am a GREAT NORTHERN DIVER at SP179200, on the south easternmost lake to the NE of the Rissington Road. Park in the muddy layby just to the NW of bridge over the River Dikler but avoid parking in front of the Thames Water treatment building. (Fraser Morphew).

WWT Slimbridge    Three PINK-FOOTED GEESE (2 ads, 1 juv) today initially from Van de Bovenkamp hide and later from Zeiss hide. On the Dumbles three Snow Geese, the Ross’s Goose and ten Common Cranes, one unringed. An Oystercatcher on the Rushy. Three Greenland White-fronted Geese and a Great White Egret on the Tack Piece. Four Avocets, a female Goldeneye and a female Marsh Harrier on a kill on South Lake. (Dot Jones/Helen Bojaniwska/Jeanne Vitkovskis/Jon Dexter/MK).

Snow Geese by Mike King

Common Cranes by Mike King

Slimbridge     At Shepherds Patch the GLOSSY IBIS again by the Dutch barn next to the canal at SO 72740 04303. Please park sensibly roadside or in the free car park before the bridge SO 72895 04128. (Dot Jones). The Peregrine on Slimbridge church again today at 11am and 4pm. (Jon Dexter).

Sharpness     A female/immature BLACK REDSTART at the Dockers Club this afternoon. (Andy Jordan).

Gloucester     A male BLACK REDSTART on the Cathedral again today. (Colin Edwards).

Down Hatherley     In a crop field minimum counts of 300 Linnets, 50 Chaffinches, 60 Yellowhammers, 12 Reed Buntings, four Snipe and a female Sparrowhawk hunting. Also an immature Goshawk nearby in Barrow Wood. (Andy Jayne).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Five WHOOPER SWANS flushed by walkers and flew off S. Also a Little Egret. (David Benton). Also a pair of Shelducks, an Oystercatcher and Great White Egret early morning. (Ian Ralphs). Also today two Mute Swans, 40 Greylags, two Canada Geese, 470 Wigeon, 350 Teal, 35 Mallards, 15 Pintails, 18 Shovelers, five Tufted Ducks, three Grey Herons, two Coots, 26 Lapwings, a Snipe, two Great Black-backed Gulls, two Lesser Black-backed Gulls, three Common Gulls, 95 Black-headed Gulls, 35 Pied Wagtails, a pair of Stonechats, 40 Fieldfares, 40 Redwings, three Song Thrushes singing and five Bullfinches. (Mike Smart).

Forest of Dean    At Cannop Upper Pond 12 Wigeon this morning, also eight Tufted Ducks, four Little Grebes and at the bird table two Marsh Tits and a Nuthatch. (Chris Keeling). Eight Goosanders on Woorgreens lake today. (Terry Stevenson).

Hazleton     50+ Bramblings feeding on grain along the lane to Hazleton where the bend in road is at 90 degrees. Several Chaffinches, Great Tits and Goldfinches amongst them. Nearby a Stonechat at Hawling and several Red Kites in the area. (Alan McIlquham).

Aylburton    This afternoon along Sandford Road a male Goshawk, 60-70 Bramblings and a Stock Dove. (Jonny Gentle).

Alvington    A Red Kite drifted over Clanna Country Park early afternoon heading W. (Paul Woolams).

Southam     A Buzzard and ten Magpies coming to a chicken carcass in the garden. (Graham Ruffles).

Buzzard & Magpies by Graham Ruffles

Edge     At Rudge Hill N.N.R. this afternoon birds included two Bullfinches, two Nuthatches, a Chiffchaff, five Chaffinches, three Long-tailed Tits, nine Great Tits and two Buzzards. (John Fletcher).

Frampton     Male and female Bullfinch at the Sailing Lake today. (Justin Collinge).

Male Bullfinch by Justin Collinge

Female Bullfinch by Justin Collinge

Slimbridge     At Shepherds Patch the GLOSSY IBIS again by the Dutch barn next to the canal at SO 72740 04303. Please park sensibly roadside or in the free car park before the bridge SO 72895 04128. (Neil Smart).

Frampton     A drake Goldeneye at Court Lake today. (Nigel Young).

Goldeneye by Nigel Young

Chavenage Lane area     Two Red Kites, 450+ Fieldfares and four Stonechats today. (Terry Grant).

Red Kite by Terry Grant

Forest of Dean     At Brierley/Serridge Green area quite a few Siskin groups, a Hawfinch and ten Crossbills. At Nagshead a LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER on the short trail. At Speech House Lake a male and two female Goosanders and a Kingfisher. (Ken Heron).

Stonehouse    The regular Kingfisher at the Ocean again today at SO 79791 05049. Park beside St Cyr’s church in Church Lane and walk W through the church grounds a couple of 100 yards to the bridge. Also a Buzzard. (Paul Sutton).

Kingfisher by Paul Sutton

Buzzard by Paul Sutton

WWT Slimbridge     On the Tack Piece three Snow Geese, the SPOONBILL and a Great White Egret and a female Marsh Harrier on the Tack Piece. Male and female Goldeneye on South Lake. An Egyptian Goose and the Ross’s Goose on the Dumbles. Two Treecreepers at the Kingfisher hide. (Dot Jones/Martin Price/Tim Jukes/Alan Waterman).

Aylburton Common    Still 100’s of Bramblings in the area, including 120 in one tree. (Martin Vaisey).

Winchcombe     A Ring-necked Parakeet on garden feeders. (per Pete Rodgers).

Purton     From Purton to Sharpness SARA 15+ Lapwings, four Redshanks, 20+ Wigeon, three Little Grebes, a Kingfisher and a pair of Bullfinches. (Mike Davis).

Purton (FoD side)     A wintering Common Sandpiper still at Purton near Etloe this afternoon. Two there on 08/12/21. (Andy Jayne).

Forest of Dean     Two Goshawks from New Fancy Viewpoint early afternoon. (Andy Jayne).

Farmcote     This afternoon, a Buzzard in a field with a male Pheasant as prey, two more Buzzards nearby and six Red Kites overhead. (Andrew & Gill Worthington).

Taddington     A mixed flock of c100 finches wheeling over a field with seed heads. Also groups of 7, 7, and 4 Bramblings in trees. (Andrew & Gill Worthington).

Gloucester    A Peregrine circling the Cathedral tower at 3pm today. (Nikki Smith).

Cowley     A Red Kite over the A417 at Granny’s Pumps (the layby near Cowley Roundabout) at SO9579112145 at 9:45am. (Ian Elphick).

Longney     Late afternoon birds included two Cormorants, 21 Mallards, three Moorhens, 250 Starlings, two Green Woodpeckers, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, one drumming, four Fieldfares and five Chaffinches at SO 762 41176. (John Fletcher).

Aylburton Common     Two Firecrests today along New Road at lunchtime. (Wendy Kennison).

Firecrest by Martin Vaisey

Firecrest by Martin Vaisey

Kempsford     Two Siberian Chiffchaffs with numerous nominate Chiffchaffs at the Sewage Works today. (Richard Tyler).

Siberian Chiffchaff by Richard Tyler

Fairford    12 Grey Partridges at Farhill Farm at SP16651 02363 , a covey of five in one stubble field and covey of seven in the adjacent stubble field. Also 250 Lapwings flew over. (Ewan Urquhart/Les Ditchburn).

Saul Warth    At Saul Warth and Hock Ditch this morning, a Marsh Harrier seen over the flashes, a Buzzard, a female Kestrel chasing the Buzzard, several Curlews calling, a Greenfinch, c20 Redwings/Fieldfares and c8 Meadow Pipits. (Chris Newton).

WWT Slimbridge     A BITTERN from Zeiss hide, a Merlin from Kingfisher hide) and an Egyptian Goose from the Van de Bovenkamp hide. Several Cattle Egrets in the roadside field on the sharp right bend after Slimbridge village. (Martin Price).

Forest of Dean     A Wild Boar just off the track to the Lower hide today. (Rob Daw). c6 Hawfinches, a Jay, six Nuthatches, four Treecreepers, two Goosanders, three Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Coal Tits, a Marsh Tit and 11 Mandarins at Parkend and Cannop ponds. (Paul Sutton).

Wild Boar by Rob Daw

Goosander by Paul Sutton

Nailsworth     A Red Kite over the A46 at The Tipputs Inn early afternoon. (Jamie Warren).

Minchinhampton     c50 Golden Plovers on the Common this morning by the Reservoir off of Culver Hill. (Jamie Warren).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming until disturbed by Buzzard, a Great White Egret briefly and two Little Owls in same tree. (Paul Clark).

Forest of Dean    This morning a LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER from the Short Trail at Nagshead, c20 Crossbills at New Fancy View and 12+ Hawfinches at Parkend. (Ian Hayes).

Cotswold Water Park West     At Pits 65/43 two male SCAUPS with the Tufted Ducks, four Pochards, six Gadwalls, two Goldeneyes and two Shoveler. In a tree next to the Thames path c50 Siskins. (Dave Gilbert & Wilf Lewis).

Scaup by Wilf Lewis

Fairford     At least four Grey Partridges still at Farhill Farm in the stubble field at SP16651 02363 this afternoon. (MK).

Grey Partridge by Mike King

Frampton     The regular roosting Tawny Owl at Court field today. (Tanya Allen/Roger Treeby).

Chavenage Lane     650+ Fieldfares, 300+ Redwings, 300+ Chaffinches and an undetermined number of Bramblings in with them all feeding in stubble and Linseed fields, also a Red Kite. (Terry Grant).

Purton     Two OTTERS swimming N along the canal 100 yards S of the Timber ponds at 10am this morning, flushed five Little Grebes. (Brian Kings).

Aylburton Common     Five Lesser Redpolls, first of the winter, on a Niger feeder in the garden today. (Martin Vaisey).

Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon birds included a Little Grebe, 41 Snipe, 450 Lapwings, 23 Shovelers, 33 Pintails, 94 Mallards, 600+ Wigeon, 750+ Teal, 26 Canada Geese, 116 Greylags, two Grey Herons, four Chaffinches, two Treecreepers, a Goldcrest, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, three Long-tailed Tits, a Redwing, a Song Thrush and a Buzzard. (John Fletcher).

Snipe by John Fletcher

Wotton-Under-Edge area     At Holywell a Green Woodpecker, a male Bullfinch and a female Kestrel. At Tyley Bottom  five Ravens and three Buzzards. At Goose Green c30 Fieldfares and at Blackquarries Hill c50 Redwings. (Mike Fisher).

Cheltenham     At Naunton Park, in the garden a male Siskin, male and female Blackcaps and a regular Jay. At the playing field three Common Gulls. In Charlton Park, c20 Siskins in a conifer. (Steve Brown).

Fairford    Six Grey Partridges still at Farhill Farm in the stubble field at SP16651 02363 this morning. (Jon Mercer).

Grey Partridges by Jon Mercer

Cotswold Water Park East     Three Goosanders (1m, 2f) at Whelford Pools. 10+ Chiffchaffs including a Siberian-type bird at Kempsford Sewage Farm, also a Grey Wagtail. (Jon Mercer).

Cotswold Water Park West     At Shorncote Reedbeds four Water Rails, two Grey Wagtails, a male Stonechat and four Cetti’s Warbler. (Jon Mercer).

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge this evening a Marsh Harrier, a Kestrel and a Buzzard. (Paul Sutton).

WWT Slimbridge     On the Top New Piece, the Todd’s Canada Goose and the Dark-bellied Brent Goose, three Snow Geese on the Tack Piece. (Slimbridge Sightings). A female Merlin from the Kingfisher hide early afternoon. (Ken Heron).

Ashleworth Ham     42 Snipe today. (Les Ditchburn).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Water Rail from the hide and a Cetti’s Warbler on the canal. (Les Ditchburn).

Tewkesbury     A Green Sandpiper and a Wigeon at the Nature Reserve today. (Pete Long).

Witcombe Reservoirs     WeBS count this morning birds included 44 Greylags, two Mute Swans, 34 Mallards, five Teal, 15 Tufted Ducks, three Little Grebes, three Great Crested Grebes, a Grey Heron, seven Cormorants, seven Moorhens, 12 Coots, 22 Black-headed Gulls, two Herring Gulls and four Siskins feeding in Alders. (Gordon Avery).

May Hill     Three Stock Doves in the garden today. (Rob & Gillian Guest).

Fairford    At least two Grey Partridges still at Farhill Farm in the stubble field at SP16651 02363. Also several Yellowhammers, Red-legged Partridges and a Red Kite. (Karle Burford/David Creber/Steve Brown).

Eastleach Turville     A male Reeves’s Pheasant today at Sheep Bridge at SP19180692. (Martine & Pete Fenn).

Reeves’s Pheasant by Pete Fenn

Cotswold Water Park East    The GREAT NORTHERN DIVER still present at Horseshoe Lake, Lechlade early afternoon today. Viewable opposite lay-by on A361. (David Creber).

Cotswold Water Park West     At Pits 65/43 the adult male GREATER SCAUP, two redhead Goosanders, c6 Goldeneyes, two male Pintails and Pochards and Gadwalls. Around the Thames three Chiffchaffs, a Cetti’s Warbler, a Green Woodpecker, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a few Bullfinches. At Driffield crossroads a Stoat ran into the road. (Steve Brown).

Frampton     A female Merlin N of Splatt flashes this morning, also a Kingfisher, a Cetti’s Warbler, a Little Egret, a Kestrel and two Buzzards. (Paul Masters/Mark Hobson/Andy Chapman). At the pools a pair of Goldeneyes, 193 Shovelers, 58 Wigeon, 110 Tufted Ducks, 48 Gadwalls, two Pochards, 253 Coots, 13 Great Crested Grebes, two Little Grebes, 12 Teal, a Water Rail, 17 Cormorants, three Cetti’s warblers, a Grey Wagtail, 66 Redwings, two Fieldfares and a Tawny Owl. (Nick Goatman).

Sharpness     A female/immature BLACK REDSTART by gate 1, Navigation House this morning. (Andy Jordan).

WWT Slimbridge     The GLOSSY IBIS flew in to roost on South Lake with a Cattle Egret at dusk. (Slimbridge Sightings). Other highlights today included a Little Stint, an unringed Common Crane, a Mandarin, a Great White Egret, an Oystercatcher, a Marsh Harrier, two Peregrines, an Avocet, two Goldeneyes and three Snow Geese. (Ed Betteridge). The Dark-bellied Brent Goose still today. (Ian Ralphs).

Cassey Compton area     A Tawny Owl hooting at 7:30am next to the old Northleach-Cheltenham road near the A40 junction. (Steve Brown).

Gloucester     Along Bittern Avenue, Abbeydale between 11:30am-12:15pm a Little Egret standing on the grass, flew off towards Fieldfare, seen often this week, two Redwings, 20+ Goldfinches in the trees along the side of the Twyver and five male Blackbirds together. (Lorraine Besent).

Chavenage Lane     450+ Fieldfares, a Red Kite and a flock of 1400+ corvids, most of them Jackdaws. (Terry Grant).

Duntisbourne Leer    A large flock of 200+ finches mainly Bramblings in a tree over the wild seed field along Crabtree Lane, also 100+ Golden Plovers along Jackbarrow Lane. (Dave Soons).

Tewkesbury     On the River Avon, behind Healings Mill/Avon lock, an OTTER showing well down to 10 metres away, fishing. Also a Kingfisher. At Cowfield Farm a Kestrel, a Green Woodpecker, 2+ Water Rails, several Snipe and two Roe Deer. (Les Ditchburn).

Aylburton Warth/Guscar Rocks     WeBS count today birds included two Canada Geese, eight Shelducks, 177 Wigeon, 160 Teal, nine Grey Herons, 80 Golden Plovers, 80 Dunlins, a Turnstone, 36 Redshanks, a Snipe, 540 Curlews and five Black-headed Gulls. (Mike Smart/Barrie Mills).

Woolaston     17 Curlews near the Station this morning. (Gill Claydon).

Forest of Dean    Three Hawfinches at the cricket pitch and one at Parkend church, 8+ Crossbills flying around Crabtree Hill and a Marsh Tit at the Stoneworks. (Dot Jones). Also a pair of Bramblings at the rear of Parkend school. (Thomas Winstone).

A REQUEST: From Jerry Lewis “With the regular sightings of Hawfinches at Parkend, I would be so grateful if birders could look out for colour rings, and post their sightings/photos”. (Or anywhere else in Glos).

Hawfinch by Thomas Winstone

Forest of Dean     In Russell’s Enclosure this afternoon 50 + Bramblings and a Lesser Redpoll. (Geoff Fawcett).

Brambling by Martin Vaisey

Aylburton Common     Hundreds of Bramblings outnumbering Chaffinches this afternoon. (Martin Vaisey).

WWT Slimbridge     The BITTERN from the Van de Bovenkamp hide today again. (Greg & Tom Mabbett/Paul Masters/Dot Jones). On the Tack Piece a Little Stint, 172 White-fronted Geese including three Greenland White-fronted Geese. On the Dumbles three Snow and the Ross’s Goose, all of unknown origin. Just outside Slimbridge village seven  Cattle Egrets in a field with gulls by the sharp bend in the road. (Roo Perkins).

Stonehouse    The regular Kingfisher at the Ocean again at 8:30am at SO 79791 05049. Park beside St Cyr’s church in Church Lane and walk W through the church grounds a couple of 100 yards to the bridge. (Roo Perkins).

Cotswold Water Park West    Two GREATER SCAUP and a Goldeneye x Hooded Merganser hybrid still on Pits 43/65 and a few Goosanders. (Mark Gurney).

Calmsden     At least five Grey Partridges this morning. (Paul Rich).

Frampton     A Merlin harassing the Meadow Pipits at Splatt Bridge early morning today, 20 Curlews and a Redshank on the flash, 83 Golden Plovers through, four Bramblings over NW and two Stonechats. (Gordon Hodgson). This afternoon two Marsh Harriers from
Splatt Bridge and a Little Owl at the church. (Paul Sutton/Mark Hobson).

Ashleworth Ham    WeBS count today birds included 150 Greylags, 150 Canada Geese, 605 Wigeon, a Gadwall, 1220 Teal, 50 Mallards, 55 Pintails, 105 Shovelers, two Grey Herons, 130 Lapwings, 40 Snipe, a Stonechat and a Chiffchaff. (Mike Smart).

Cobney Meadows    WeBS count today birds included four Teal, three Mallards and a Grey Heron. (Mike Smart).

Leigh Meadows    WeBS count today birds included 12 Mute Swans, three Teal, a Buzzard, a Grey Wagtail and five Fieldfares. (Mike Smart).

Coombe Hill Meadows    WeBS count today birds included 32 Mute Swans, 87 Canada Geese, a Greylag, 61 Mallards, 46 Pintails, 56 Shovelers, 2400 Wigeon, ten Gadwalls, 2100 Teal, four Shelducks, 230 Lapwings, a Snipe, 49 Coots, 56 Black-headed Gulls, 15 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 290 Herring Gulls. Also two Water Rails, three Cetti’s Warblers, a Chiffchaff, three Blackcaps and a Barn Owl flew across the reserve at 12:05pm flushed from the spinney at the back by the hunt. (Ian Ralphs/David Anderson).

Forest of Dean     At least 19 Hawfinches at Parkend today. (Ewan Urquhart).

Hawfinch by Ewan Urquhart

WWT Slimbridge    From the Estuary Tower three Snow Geese, the Ross’s Goose and the Dark-bellied Brent Goose and the Todd’s Canada Goose. A Little Stint on the Tack Piece. 50 White-fronted Goose and three Greenland White-fronted Geese, a female Marsh Harrier from the Van de Bovenkamp and the BITTERN reported. Five Snipe from Martin Smith hide. (Tim Jukes/Dot Jones/Alan McIlquham). Three wild Goldeneyes (2m, 1f) on the Eider Pen. (Jonathan Bull).

Snipe by Alan McIlquham

Frampton-Slimbridge    From Splatt Bridge to Slimbridge along the canal a Buzzard, two Great White Egrets, three Grey Herons, two Little Egrets, two Common Cranes, a Snipe, two drumming Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Kingfisher, a Marsh Harrier and numerous Fieldfares and Redwings. (Martin Price).

Coombe Hill Meadows    26 Mute Swans, c20 Canada Geese, c2000 Wigeon, 2400 Teal, five Gadwalls, 180 Mallards, 30 Pintails, 70 Shovelers, a Grey Heron, a Water Rail, 49 Coots, 435 Lapwings, a Snipe, 30 Pied Wagtails and a Blackcap feeding on mistletoe. (Mike Smart).

Cheltenham     At Park Campus the Mandarin, a Jay, a Green Woodpecker, a Nuthatch and a small number of Long-tailed Tits. At Naunton Park, male and female Blackcap and three Redwings. (Steve Brown).

Gloucester     In the landfill site area today three Mute Swans, a female and two yearlings on the river, 25 Mallards, three Cormorants, a Grey Heron, two Buzzards, a Woodcock, a Green Woodpecker, a Kestrel, 150 Starlings, 60 Fieldfares, a pair of Stonechats and a female Reed Bunting. (Gordon Avery).

Claypits     At least 60 Lapwings in a field at SO 76077 05369 between Hilltop Garage and New House Farm (left hand side of A38 southbound) today. (Jamie Warren/Donna Cook).

Dursley     A Little Egret flew up the River Cam towards Littlecombe this morning, a daily occurrence. (Magnus Carter).

Slimbridge     At Shepherds Patch the GLOSSY IBIS again by the Dutch barn next to the canal at SO 72740 04303. Please park sensibly roadside or in the free car park before the bridge SO 72895 04128. (Sam Walker/Terry Richer/MK).

Glossy Ibis by Terry Richer

Gloucester     A Kingfisher at Barnwood Arboretum today. (Megan Barnett).

Kingfisher by Megan Barnett

Cheltenham     A male Kingfisher by the Boat House in Pittville Park this afternoon. (Duncan Dine).

Kingfisher by Duncan Dine

Fairford    Grey Partridges still at Farhill Farm in the stubble field at SP16651 02363. 50-70 Yellowhammers in the hedgerow. (Chris Snook).

Grey Partridge by Chris Snook

Frampton     A Merlin perched up at the N end of Splatt flashes at 8:30am. Also a Marsh Harrier, 25 Lapwings S, a Stonechat, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 20 Goldfinches and six Meadow Pipits. (MK).

Merlin by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     A Merlin from Van de Bovenkamp hide at 12:15pm. A BITTERN in front of the reedy island N of the hide at 12:45pm. Also a Great White Egret, a Snipe, three Snow Geese, a Kingfisher, a Raven and a Water Rail. (MK).

Bittern by Mike King

Merlin by Mike King

Snow Geese by Mike King

Forest of Dean     At Parkend Church a female Hawfinch, a female Crossbill and a female Brambling. (Paul Woolams).

Hawfinch by Paul Woolams

Crossbill by Paul Woolams

Brambling by Paul Woolams

Cirencester     This morning a Peregrine flying away from the tower of St Johns Church. Later a Buzzard on the top of the tower. (David Norman).

Twyning     At Upham Meadow ten Greylags, a Grey Heron, 50 Woodpigeons and seven Carrion Crows. (Mike Smart).

Brockeridge Common     A Woodcock, two Snipe, 1 or 2 Meadow Pipits, a Blackcap in the mistletoe and 2 or 3 Yellowhammers. (Mike Smart).

Tewkesbury     20 Ravens over Woolstone Hill this morning. (Steve Tilley). At Mitton, along the Avon N of Tewkesbury eight Wigeon, three Shovelers, 310 Teal, two Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 15 Black-headed Gulls and 75 Redwings. (Mike Smart).

Cotswold Water Park East    The GREAT NORTHERN DIVER still present at Horseshoe Lake, Lechlade at 2:30pm today. Viewable opposite lay-by on A361. (Roberta Goodall).

Woodchester    Up to 50 Siskins in Woodchester Park by the first lake below the mansion today. Also 70+ Redwings at the Nympsfield entrance to the park. (Paul Skirrow).